Mamie - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Mamie \m(a)-

is pronounced MAY-mee. Short form of Margaret (Greek) "pearl" or Mary (Latin) "star of the sea". The name is borne by Patrick Dennis's eccentric fictional character Auntie Mame, a central character of a book, a Broadway musical, and a movie. See also Mimi. First Lady Mamie Eisenhower.

Mamie has 3 variant forms: Maime, Mame and Mayme.

Baby names that sound like Mamie are Maymie and Maemi.

Mamie is a very common first name for women (#356 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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